PUL

English translation: Privacy Protection Law

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Swedish term or phrase:PUL (personuppgiftslagen)
English translation:Privacy Protection Law
Entered by: Elpida Karapidaki

18:30 Jul 29, 2003
Swedish to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Advertising / Public Relations / Advertising
Swedish term or phrase: PUL
Services offered by an advertising/branding company: Marknadsföringslagen• Förmånsbeskattning• Lagen om mutor och beskattning• PUL
David Rumsey
Canada
Local time: 12:00
Swedish Data Collection Law / Law on personal data
Explanation:
the newspaper "American Reporter"
November 24, 1998


abt
*Swedish Data Collection Law*

...indicts not just Sweden’s privacy protection law, but a European Union directive intended to change the way the world approaches data sharing.


The 24th of October 1998 Sweden got a new law on personal data, "PUL", which is based on EU legislation. The law makes it illegal to give names public on the net, without the mentioned persons "unmistakable consent".
www.pul.nu

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Elpida Karapidaki
Greece
Local time: 21:00
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Privacy Protection Law
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Summary of answers provided
5 +1legislation concerning (protection of) personal identity information
Lisa Frideborg Eddy (X)
4 +1The Personal Data Act
Lene Johansen
3 +1Swedish Data Collection Law / Law on personal data
Elpida Karapidaki


  

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legislation concerning (protection of) personal identity information


Explanation:
personuppgiftslagen=PUL


    www.par.se/pul_popup.asp - 26k
Lisa Frideborg Eddy (X)
United Kingdom
Local time: 19:00
Native speaker of: Swedish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Mårten Engelberg: or " P..P..I..I.. Law" ?
2 hrs
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2 hrs   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5 peer agreement (net): +1
Swedish Data Collection Law / Law on personal data


Explanation:
the newspaper "American Reporter"
November 24, 1998


abt
*Swedish Data Collection Law*

...indicts not just Sweden’s privacy protection law, but a European Union directive intended to change the way the world approaches data sharing.


The 24th of October 1998 Sweden got a new law on personal data, "PUL", which is based on EU legislation. The law makes it illegal to give names public on the net, without the mentioned persons "unmistakable consent".
www.pul.nu



Elpida Karapidaki
Greece
Local time: 21:00
Native speaker of: Native in GreekGreek, Native in SwedishSwedish
PRO pts in category: 4
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Privacy Protection Law

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agree  Mario Marcolin
5 hrs
  -> tack Mario : )
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3281 days   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +1
The Personal Data Act


Explanation:
Many laws have official translations into English, and I found this at Datainspektionens website


    Reference: http://www.datainspektionen.se/in-english/legislation/the-pe...
Lene Johansen
Local time: 15:00
Native speaker of: Norwegian (Bokmal)

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Charlesp: but this is an "unofficial translation" - it is what they call it, but not the best choice imho
225 days

agree  davo: Yes, this is what the law is officially called by the Swedish government (http://www.sweden.gov.se/content/1/c6/01/55/42/b451922d.pdf)
344 days
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